Extensible shade-hanger



(No Model) I E. H. BOTTENBERG.

,EXTBNSIBLE SHADE HANGER.

No. 576,540. Patented Feb. 9, 1897.

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WITH-E8858.- Z4401 4 INVENTOI? UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE ELMER H. BOTTENBERG, OF AUBURN, INDIANA.

EXTENSIBLE SHADE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,540, dated February 9, 1897.

Application filed March 25, 1896. Serial No. 584,847. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELMER H. BOTTENBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of De Kalb, in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extensible Shade- Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it'appert-ains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in extensible shade-hangers.

The object of my invention is to provide an extensible and adjustable hanger for shaderollers so constructed as to be fixed upon the upper sash in such a manner as to be movable with the sash as it is raised and lowered for purposes of ventilation, and so arranged as to be readily extensible to suit any width of window or window-shade, and so arranged as to be laterally adjustable for any depth of window-jamb.

My invention consists of two interlocking and extensible sections having upon their outer ends integral shade-roller supports, and a pair of extensible and adjustable hangerbrackets adapted to be fixed on the windowsash and to support the said extensible sections.

The novel feature of my invention consists in the means for securing both a longitudinal extension and a lateral adjustment of the shade-hanger without detaching the hangerbrackets from their fixed position on the sash.

In the accompanying drawings similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement in position upon a window-sash with the curtain roll or shade arranged therein, but broken away in parts. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective of my invention, showing an enlarged view of the interlocking extensible sections and the manner of connecting the same with the hanger-brackets. Fig. 3 is a detail of one of the extensible hanger-brackets, showing the arrangement of the slidable section thereof and its supporting and interlocking flange.

All parts of my improvement are preferably made of sheet metal.

The two-part hanger is made of the sections 3 and 5 of approximately equal length, having upon their outer exl relnity the integral forwardly-projecting apertured lugs 4, Fig. 1, in which the shade-roller 6 is mounted.

The hanger-section 3 has its upper edge folded upon itself rearwardly and then bent rearwardly, forming an open flange 7, Fig. '2, arranged at right angles with the body of the said hanger and adapted to slidingly contain a similarly-constructed and correspondingly-arranged flange 8 on the interlocking section 5. The lower edge of the said hangersection 5 is provided with a turned-up vertical flange 16, Fig. 1, arranged upon the front face of the said hanger and adapted to slidingly contain the upturned lower edge 17 of the said section 3, Fig. 1. Thus constructed and arranged the said sections 3 and 5 are securely interlocked and can be disconnected only by withdrawing them endwise from their engagement, and they are adapted for a ready and convenient extension or contraction of their length to suit the width of the window or of the shade-roller.

The hanger-brackets, by which the extensible two-part hanger is supported, are also formed of two sections.

The slidable sections 11 and 12, exactly alike in construction, have their forward portion first bent at right angles to the remaining portion thereof and then so folded upon itself as to give the forward ends 10 and 9, respectively, an upright position, Fig. 2, with their sides at right angles to the horizontal portion thereof. The upper end of the said upright portions is provided with a rearwardly-projecting flange 15, on which the two-part hanger is supported in a manner hereinafter described. The fixed sections 8 and 7, respectively, of said brackets, also exactly alike, have their rear end bent in a right-angular flange 18, which is provided with two or more perforations for proper screws to secure said sections to the windowsash. Theyalsohave their lower edgeturned upwardly, forming an open flange 14 for securing the lower edge of the said slidable section. The upper edge of the said fixed section is also provided with a right-angular flange having its forward end bent downwardly to form a holding-flange 13 for the upper edge of the said slidable section, Fig.

3. The rear end of the said flange is bent downwardly and overlaps the said flange 18 and has a registering holding-screw perforation therein. lVhen the said sections 11 and 12 are thus mounted in the said fixed sections 8 and 7, respectively, they are longitudinally adjustable therein and are secured pair.

The manner of using my improvement thus described is briefly stated as follows: The said hanger-brackets are first rigidly fixed upon either the top or side rails of the upper window-sash by proper holding-screws. The hanger-sections are then united in their interlocked position and adjusted to their desired extension to suit the width of window or length of shade-roller employed, and are slidingly mounted on said brackets by arranging the flange 15 of said brackets in the open flanges 7 and 8. The said extensible hanger-brackets are then adj usted to suit the depth of the window-jamb, and the curtainroll is then placed in position therein.

It is obvious that by the use of my improve ment the curtain is raised and lowered with the window-sash on which it is mounted, thereby removing it as an obstacle to proper ventilation. It is also obvious that the said hanger-brackets can be fixed with equal facility upon either the top or side rails of the sash, and that they can be longitudinally adjusted at pleasure without detaching them from the extensible hanger or removing the curtain-roll.

Having thus described my invention and the manner of employing the same, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a shade-hanger, an extensible and adjustable bracket in two parts, one being a fixed section having its rear end bent at right angles with perforations for securingit to the window-sash by nails or screws, and its lower edge turned upwardly thereby forming an open flange 14, and its upper edge provided with a right-angled flange having its forward end bent downwardly to form a holding-flange 13, and the other section having its rear portion adapted for an adjustable sliding en gagement within said flanges 13 and 14c and having its forward portion bent at right anglesto the remaining portion and then folded upon itself, so as to give the forward end an upright position, with the side at right angles with the horizontal portion thereof, and the upper end of said upright portion having a rearwardlyprojecting flange for en gagement with the upper flange of a curtain-hanger for supporting the same all arranged as shown and described and for the purpose stated.

2. In a curtain-shade hanger, an extensible and adjustable bracket in two parts, one being a fixed section having its rear part bent at right angles, with perforations for securing it to the window sash or casing by nails or screws, and its lower edge turned upwardly, thereby forming an open flange 14c, and its upper edge provided with a right-angular flange having its forward end bent downwardly to form a holding-flange 13, and its rear portion adapted for an adjustable sliding engagement within said flanges 13 and 14, and its forward portion bent at right angles to the remaining portion and then folded upon itself so as to give the forward end an upright position with the side at right angles, with the horizontal position thereof, and the upper end of the said upright portion having a rear wardly-proj ectin g flange for engagement with the upper flange of a two-part curtain-hanger for supporting the same, in combination with the two-part hanger 3 and 5 and all arranged as described and shown.

Signed by me at Auburn, De Kalb county, State of Indiana, this 23d day of March, A. D. 1896.

ELMER H. BOTTENBERG.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. BAXTER, CHARLES M. BROWN. 

